Klarinet Archive - Posting 000068.txt from 2006/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] A rainbow of clarinets
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:52:44 -0400

At 04:05 AM 10/6/2006 +0000, Bruce M wrote:
><snip>
>> And not just the design, but the workmanship is so shoddy! The
>> workers there have a lot of nerve striking!
><snip>
>
>Just a note from a guy with "blue collar" in my blood, with many years of
>experience as a "worker" in an auto parts manufacturing plant before three
>graduate degrees and my "rise" to professional status.
>
>Shoddy workmanship is ALWAYS the responsibility of management. Management
>sets the quality standards, not the workers.
>
>Management decides on what tooling gets used, how good that tooling is,
>how much time a worker is allowed to devote to the product, and the
>training and mentoring each worker gets. Finally, management decides what
>is okay to go out the door, and what isn't, not the person on the line.
>
>Please don't blame shoddy workmanship on the workers. They have little
>control over what they produce, how they produce it, or the level of
>quality of their products.

Fair enough. But SOMEBODY should surely be ashamed!

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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